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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 16th Novemebr 2019. Updated throughout the day
Knockintorran, North Uist
The two ***Cackling Geese*** and the Snow Goose were there again today. 21 Snow Bunting were nearby at Loch Paible
Coot Loch, Benbecula
2 Pink-footed Geese, 16 Shoveler and 6 Coot were seen on the loch
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:50 - 10:35
Weather: Wind S-SSE f2, 8/8 cloud, temp 3.7 - 5C
A near 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 5 Eider (2S 3N), 18 Long-tailed Ducks (15S 3N), 10 Red-throated Divers (4S 6N), 3 Great Northern Divers (2S 1N), 81 Shags (2S 79N), 2 Cormorants (S), 1 Glaucous Gull [juvenile] (N) and 1 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 30, Teal 41, Tufted Duck 29, Long-tailed Duck 54, Goldeneye 3, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Red-throated Diver 6, Great Northern Diver 11, Cormorant 5, Golden Plover 22, Curlew 16, Bar-tailed Godwit 8, Purple Sandpiper 12, Merlin 1, Hooded Crow 8, Raven 2, Meadow Pipit 1, Rock Pipit 2 and Twite 1
Knockintorran, North Uist
The two ***Cackling Geese*** and the Snow Goose were there again today. 21 Snow Bunting were nearby at Loch Paible
Coot Loch, Benbecula
2 Pink-footed Geese, 16 Shoveler and 6 Coot were seen on the loch
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:50 - 10:35
Weather: Wind S-SSE f2, 8/8 cloud, temp 3.7 - 5C
A near 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 5 Eider (2S 3N), 18 Long-tailed Ducks (15S 3N), 10 Red-throated Divers (4S 6N), 3 Great Northern Divers (2S 1N), 81 Shags (2S 79N), 2 Cormorants (S), 1 Glaucous Gull [juvenile] (N) and 1 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 30, Teal 41, Tufted Duck 29, Long-tailed Duck 54, Goldeneye 3, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Red-throated Diver 6, Great Northern Diver 11, Cormorant 5, Golden Plover 22, Curlew 16, Bar-tailed Godwit 8, Purple Sandpiper 12, Merlin 1, Hooded Crow 8, Raven 2, Meadow Pipit 1, Rock Pipit 2 and Twite 1